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The day after finding out where Lola was, Debra and Steven drove to DuPage County, where they were finally able to see their dog again.

\"When Lola finally came up, she sniffed my forehead, and then she licked it. And that's when her tail started wagging,\" Debra said. \"She started jumping with excitement. It just felt like a dream to me.\"

After returning home with Lola, Debra said it's like she never left.

She said Lola has the same personality and even remembers some of her old commands.

\"This reunion is the type of story people need this Christmas season. It also reminds us how important it is to microchip your animal,\" said Brian Krajewski, chairman of the DuPage County Animal Service Committee. \"If someone comes across a stray and brings the animal to a shelter, we can scan them and reunite them with the family.\"

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